Jack Watts (to Port Adelaide confirmed)

Post by **BBHS** » Thu Oct 05, 2017 7:15 am

He is an elite Kick. But so soft in other aspects.

BazBoy · Post by **BazBoy** » Thu Oct 05, 2017 8:12 am

AFL app says some Magpie's players have contacted Jack

Is that Howe we get it Dunne

Achilles · Post by **Achilles** » Thu Oct 05, 2017 8:24 am

What's his value? A second (which we don't have) or third round pick?

MatthewBoydFanClub · Post by **MatthewBoydFanClub** » Thu Oct 05, 2017 9:04 am

Piesnchess wrote:Watts would really like to come to the Woods, and join Howe and Dunn, that's my gut feeling !

Why wouldn't he? Share the same car park. Shorter walk to Holden centre than Gorsuch park. Better training facilities than Melbourne. Better more caring coach in Nathan Buckley. All depends whether Nathan wants him.

Stinger · Post by **Stinger** » Thu Oct 05, 2017 10:58 am

FrankieGoesToCollingwood wrote:
Pies2016 wrote:Remind me, is this the guy who copped a public dressing down from his coach for not being fit enough to play seniors in round one. Was he the same guy who was dropped twice through the season for not meeting the standard required on and off the field.

Seriously, why would we even consider throwing a life line to yet another list clogger looking for his last fat contract before riding off into the sunset.
I'm over picking up flawed players that only improve our list profile but not our chances of winning a game a footy.
Worse players have turned their careers around with a change of club.

Josh Gibson
Brian Lake
Josh Kennedy (syd)
Ben McEvoy
Eddie Betts
Phil Davis
Dylan Roberton

Stinger · Post by **Stinger** » Thu Oct 05, 2017 11:06 am

I'd take him. At least he wouldn't bob up and kick 3 or 4 against us like he has done the last couple of years.

Post by **Pies2016** » Thu Oct 05, 2017 12:01 pm

Stinger wrote:
FrankieGoesToCollingwood wrote:
Pies2016 wrote:Remind me, is this the guy who copped a public dressing down from his coach for not being fit enough to play seniors in round one. Was he the same guy who was dropped twice through the season for not meeting the standard required on and off the field.

Seriously, why would we even consider throwing a life line to yet another list clogger looking for his last fat contract before riding off into the sunset.
I'm over picking up flawed players that only improve our list profile but not our chances of winning a game a footy.
Worse players have turned their careers around with a change of club.
Josh Gibson
Brian Lake
Josh Kennedy (syd)
Ben McEvoy
Eddie Betts
Phil Davis
Dylan Roberton

I could also write a list of how many third / fourth / fifth round picks have gone onto be superstars of the competition. Pretty sure it would be way longer than the list above.
I don't think anybody is doubting his skills but that alone is not enough at the elite level.

Boogie Knights · Post by **Boogie Knights** » Thu Oct 05, 2017 12:14 pm

Watts has skills to be sure, what he lacks is competitiveness. For mine, this is an attribute you either have or you don't. It's not something that can be acquired.

Sure there are plenty of examples of players turning their career around at a new club, but I would bet they all had more competitiveness in one finger than Watts has in him.

Turning a career around via change of scenery is a result of opportunity and fit/role (how the coach uses the player). But the underlying aspect is they must already be competitive.

Watts is not this, so no amount of movement will change that. Dees have given him ample opportunity in numerous roles to no avail. That won't change.

Hard pass.

derkd · Post by **derkd** » Thu Oct 05, 2017 12:29 pm

Would not be against Watts coming to the Pies (a fellow alumni of my old school

). But i think he is what our forward line needs...if nothing else he offers a chop out for Moore and he is more mobile and would cost us less then say a Josh Schache.

He is the kind of player i could see straitening up our side.

MJ23 · Post by **MJ23** » Thu Oct 05, 2017 12:36 pm

Think Dees have created a situation with Lever that might mean he could be picked up cheap. If so youd have to look at him

Post by **RudeBoy** » Thu Oct 05, 2017 1:04 pm

I was horrified when we recruited Dunne, but I was wrong. If we get Watts, I hope that I'm wrong again.

Geek · Post by **Geek** » Thu Oct 05, 2017 1:27 pm

RudeBoy wrote:I was horrified when we recruited Dunne, but I was wrong. If we get Watts, I hope that I'm wrong again.

Same.

Same when we picked up Varcoe too but was OK with Mayne.

I'll have to trust whatever the club decides on with this one I think.

HAL · Post by **HAL** » Thu Oct 05, 2017 1:30 pm

Yes, it is much the same.

matrix10 · Post by **matrix10** » Thu Oct 05, 2017 1:32 pm

Good back up/replacement for Ben Reid.

Can play all over the ground- back/forward/ chop out in ruck and runs all day.

Has ability and change of scenery may be the kick up the bum he needs.

Would take if price right

Wokko · Post by **Wokko** » Thu Oct 05, 2017 1:58 pm

May as well grab Jack Trengove while we're at it, had some pretty good luck turning around Demons players who went backwards under some shit and then dour coaching.

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Jack Watts (to Port Adelaide confirmed)